Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chamberlands Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chamberlands Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chamberlands Estates

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Chamberlands Estates:
  • 39.069352, -120.152412
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Chamberlands Estates

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
  • Since Chamberlands Estates is near El Dorado County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Chamberlands Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chamberlands Estates ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Diamond Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Diamond Crossing is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Crossing
• Dollar Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
• Emerald Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
• Frosts ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frosts is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosts
• Homewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Homewood is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <1>
• Idlewild
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Idlewild is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Meeks Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeks Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Bay
• Rampart
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rampart is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Chamberlands Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chamberlands Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chamberlands Estates and extending to:

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chamberlands Estates to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,291 miles [3,687 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,056 miles [12,964.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'